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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90.

MORAINE, Ohio — A four-vehicle crash on an Ohio interstate claimed the life of a jail inmate and injured others who were assigned to a highway litter cleanup detail, authorities said.

Foggy conditions led some area schools to delay the start of classes Tuesday:

LIMA — Since the fall of 1983, the United States has recognized October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The entire month is devoted to shedding light on abuse within relationships.

LIMA — For the second time in as many weeks some Allen County residents will be receiving special invitations from Allen County Common Pleas Judge Terri Kohlrieser to join her for a little chat.

LIMA — A Lima man with a criminal record will spend four years on community control for breaking into a woman’s home and eating a banana.

LIMA — A jury trial for a Lima man who allegedly had sexual relations with his longtime male partner while knowingly harboring the virus that causes AIDS was over before it started Monday morning.

LIMA — A Lima man charged with the murder of a man while robbing his home will face a jury on Nov. 29.

VAN WERT — A Van Wert woman who fled from the scene of an injury accident she caused last November has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.

LIMA — A 39-year-old man who pleaded guilty to shooting another man despite proclaiming his innocence was sentenced to six years in prison Monday morning.